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Plaything

//ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Used for the purpose of play or amusement. not-comparable

    "Like the cards which form a child's plaything palace, our pleasures are nicely balanced one upon the other."

Noun
  1. 1
    A thing or person intended for playing with.

    "[S]he haſtily retired, taking with her her little Girl, whoſe Eyes were all over blubbered at the melancholy News ſhe heard of Jones, who uſed to call her his little Wife, and not only gave her many Playthings, but ſpent whole Hours in playing with her himſelf."

  2. 2
    an artifact designed to be played with wordnet
  3. 3
    A person at the mercy of fate.

    "We talk of our energies and of our will—we are the mere playthings of subtle and malignant chances."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From play + thing.

Etymology 2

From play + thing.

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